Campus network refresh with managed security and EDR

Nazareth College brought Comans in for a network refresh and a managed security pilot that significantly improved detection and response.

Client

Nazareth College

Timeline

Network (6 to 8 weeks), Pilot (3 months), Ongoing

Key Tooling

Aruba/HP | Entra ID | Defender | Sentinel | Jira

Outcome

SOC pilot improved handling of high-risk detections by around 67%.

Challenge

  • Older network hardware and complex segmentation made the campus harder to manage.
  • Security monitoring and incident response were limited, so investigations were slow.

What we did

  • Redesigned campus switching and Wi-Fi (Aruba/HP); improved segmentation for classrooms and admin areas.
  • Deployed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and integrated Sentinel for centralised detection.
  • Ran a SOC pilot: built runbooks, tuned detection rules, trained staff, and tracked results.
  • Moved into ongoing managed security with playbooks and runbooks tracked in Jira.

Outcome

  • SOC pilot improved handling of high-risk detections by around 67%, and investigations became faster.
  • More resilient campus services, with clearer ownership during incidents.
  • Regular reporting and a roadmap towards a fixed SOC service.
“We can now detect and act on incidents faster and with confidence.”

Nazareth College

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